automatic faxing in peoplesoft

Does any one know how to fax automatically to a fax number thru
peoplesoft? using email peoplecode functions is not working. So
i gotta try some thing else. I tried using [ email@removed ] and
used send() and sendmail() pplcode and it didn't work. Any
thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Hi Bernard,
My client also uses a server called eskerfax. But we don't know
as of now how to interface with eskerfax server, how they are
expecting the format of file/doc that needs to be faxed. Right
now i'm preparing all the mail body text etc and doing sendemail
peoplecode function. However if i've no email for a customer
i've to fax it to him. so in essence there is not doc/file that
i've to fax, rather i've just run time variables that i'm
populating.

Gopal, in that sqr we are writing the fax data to a file on a server. The problem is we are trying to implement purchasing next year. I don't have any clue where these files will go out and which process picks them up to send the faxes actually.

Bernard,
Summing it up, can you pls tell me the actual job that you are using in ur batch processes that picks up these files that are sitting in a server directory and sends faxes pls?

Sorry for the confusion, when the POPO005 program run
s it places the PO file and .lis file in the directory on the Fax Server.
There is a program on the Fax Server that periodically searches the directo
ry for new files. When a file is found the program on the Fax Server opens
the .lis file to get the Prefix, Area Code, Fax Number and any other data
it needs to send the fax.

PeopleSoft is configured to put the fi
les in the correct location on the Fax Server and the Fax Server Software d
oes the rest. You should check with your Fax Server Admin. to learn what p
rogram they use and the requirements.